AI is not the future. It is now.
And you don't have to be Google to take advantage of it. Here are 10 AI tools every small business owner should be using.
1. ChatGPT / Claude — Your digital assistant
Write emails, brainstorm, summarize documents. Save 3+ hours/week.
2. Midjourney / DALL-E — Image generation
Drop stock photos. Generate unique images for social media and the web in minutes.
3. Otter.ai — Meeting notes
Record meetings and get automatic summaries with action points.
4. Jasper — Marketing copy
Advertisements, product descriptions, social media posts. Faster and often better than writing yourself.
5. Notion AI — Project management with superpowers
Organize projects, generate reports, and keep track of everything.
6. Descript — Video editing
Edit video by editing text. Yes, it is as magical as it sounds.
7. Fireflies.ai — Sales Call Analytics
Connect to your sales calls and get insights about what works.
8. Canva AI — Design for everyone
Automagical background removal, text generation and layout suggestions.
9. Zapier AI — Automations
Connect your tools without being able to code. "When X happens, do Y."
10. Exercise — AI calendar
Let AI plan your day based on priorities and deadlines.
Start with a tool
Choose the one that solves your biggest time waster. Learn it properly. Then add the next one.
